Justin Timberlake is reportedly hinting on a new album after he posted a cryptic photo with Pharrell and Timbaland. It has been years already since his last album and the fans can no longer wait for his return in his music career.

Fans got excited when they Justin Timberlake posted a photo with his longtime collaborators Pharrell and Timbaland. His pots really gave hope to his fans and they think that he is finally back to work on his music career after being considered as one of the most successful artists in the industry.

It has been four long years since Justin Timberlake released a full album with 2013's The 20/20 Experience. After that, the singer spent his time focusing on his acting career and his personal life. He is married to Jessica Biel and a father to Silas who will already turn two in April.

And now, it looks like Justin Timberlake is finally giving his fans hope that he is returning to his musical roots as he posted this photo on his Instagram account last March 28 as mentioned on Billboard. He is seen seated in between longtime collaborators Pharrell Williams and Timbaland with the caption, "What does this mean?!"

This is surely good news for his fans as the presence if Timbaland can also signal that an album can be in the works. It can be recalled that he worked almost on Justin Timberlake's three solo efforts like The 20/20 Experience Part 1 and Part 2 and FutureSex/Love Sounds.

Meanwhile, Pharrell Williams produced nearly half of Justin Timberlake's songs on his debut album Justified. So having these two seated beside him could only mean that good things are on the way and fans can no longer wait for this collaboration.

Justin Timberlake's fans also gained a reminder of his musical genius when he released the song "Can't Stop the Feeling" last May 2016 and this swiftly became the song of the summer. Aside from being the soundtrack for his animated film, "Trolls" and it even earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Song. He doesn't have any big films lined up this 2017 and this might be his return as the Prince of Pop with a new album with Timbaland and Pharrell Williams.